Race | Result | Time | Grid | Fastest lap | Delta | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta | Points | |
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1 | United States Grand Prix | 4th | +1:08.358 | 6th | 1:32.865 | +1.815 | 6th | 1:29.862 (Q) | +1.198 | 3 |
2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 6th | +1 lap | 13th | 1:20.650 | +0.751 | 13th | 1:19.629 (Q) | +2.352 | 1 |
3 | San Marino Grand Prix | 5th | +53.112 | 8th | 1:28.558 | +1.402 | 8th | 1:25.761 (Q) | +2.541 | 2 |
4 | Monaco Grand Prix | DSQ | Push start | 10th | 10th | 1:23.566 (Q) | +2.252 | 0 | ||
5 | Canadian Grand Prix | 2nd | +10.497 | 5th | 1:22.854 | +0.777 | 5th | 1:21.568 (Q) | +1.169 | 6 |
6 | Mexican Grand Prix | 6th | +46.943 | 8th | 1:18.365 | +0.407 | 8th | 1:18.561 (Q) | +1.334 | 1 |
7 | French Grand Prix | 4th | +41.207 | 9th | 1:09.135 | +1.123 | 9th | 1:05.640 (Q) | +1.238 | 3 |
8 | British Grand Prix | 5th | +1:24.003 | 11th | 1:12.723 | +1.432 | 11th | 1:09.407 (Q) | +1.979 | 2 |
9 | German Grand Prix | DNF | Engine | 7th | 1:46.949 | +1.347 | 7th | 1:42.872 (Q) | +2.674 | 0 |
10 | Hungarian Grand Prix | 3rd | +27.893 | 9th | 1:23.164 | +1.106 | 9th | 1:19.453 (Q) | +1.534 | 4 |
11 | Belgian Grand Prix | 5th | +1:29.650 | 8th | 1:57.036 | +1.949 | 8th | 1:52.853 (Q) | +2.488 | 2 |
12 | Italian Grand Prix | 7th | +1 lap | 9th | 1:27.882 | +1.628 | 9th | 1:24.699 (Q) | +2.166 | 0 |
13 | Portuguese Grand Prix | 5th | +57.418 | 6th | 1:19.713 | +1.407 | 6th | 1:14.728 (Q) | +1.171 | 2 |
14 | Spanish Grand Prix | DNF | Battery | 8th | 1:25.095 | +0.582 | 8th | 1:19.700 (Q) | +1.313 | 0 |
15 | Japanese Grand Prix | 1st | 1:34:36.824 | 6th | 1:45.114 | +0.881 | 6th | 1:40.049 (Q) | +3.053 | 9 |
16 | Australian Grand Prix | 1st | 1:49:44.570 | 7th | 1:18.527 | +0.324 | 7th | 1:17.173 (Q) | +1.502 | 9 |
In the 1990 Formula 1 season Nelson Piquet drove a total of 16 races for Benetton. From the total of 16 races, Nelson managed to win 2 of them and finish on the podium 4 times. If we take a look at the races, where Piquet didn't finish, this happend in 2 occasions. The best result for Nelson during qualifying was at the 1990 Canadian Grand Prix as 5th fastest. Nelson Piquet finished the season on 3rd place in the driver championship with a total of 43 points.